2nd International Geography Symposium

2nd International Geography
Symposium – Mediterranean
Environment 2010
Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 19
Kemer, Antalya, Turkey
2-5 June 2010
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Contents
Industrial restructuring in Poland and other European Union states in the era of economic globalization
Tomasz Rachwał . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GIS as a planning tool for the USF Co rural telecom and E-service project in Pakistan
Saifullah Khan and Umar Farooq Butt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania disparities in regional development
Vasile Surd, Ianos Kassai and Laura Giurgiu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Regional differences in the standard of living in Poland (based on selected indices)
Anna Winiarczyk - Raźniak and Piotr Raźniak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Number of children among generations: The case of Kosova
Mimoza Dushi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Human security and development, emphasizing on sustainable development
Behrouz Ajdari and Seyed Esmaeil Asgharpour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Population ageing in Europe
Zbigniew Długosz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Key interventions to solve the problems of informal abodes of the third world, due to poor infrastructure
Ghulam Akhmat and Muhammad Mahroof Khan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Analysis of traffic incidents in METU campus
Fatih Keskin, Firdes Yenilmez, Mithat Çolak, İpek Yavuzer and H. Şebnem Düzgün . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Global energy circulation, Turkey's geographical location and petropolitics
Ilhan Oguz Akdemir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Geographical situation of radio and television transmitters in Bulgaria
Tereza Angelova Stefanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The importance of heritage roads on the development of Western Anatolia and Izmir
Recep Yıldırım and Raziye Oban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Historical and geographic regionalization versus electoral geography
Lech Haydukiewicz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Freedom walk of the Turks in Bulgaria: Events of May in 1989 and their reflections
Emin Atasoy and Abdullah Soykan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hepatitis gender gap in Egypt: A study in medical geography
Mohamed Nour Eldin Elsabawy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Effects of Turkish railway museums on cultural tourism
Gülpınar Akbulut and Eyup Artvinli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Geographical distribution of local medical clinics in Kütahya (Turkey)
Guzin Kanturk Yigit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Evaluation of Koçarli Adnan Menderes urban forest in terms of the ecotourism
Baris Kara, Bulent Deniz, Cigdem Kilicaslan and Zohre Polat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The perspectives of the development of tourism in the areas of geoparks in Poland
Bożena Wójtowicz, Renata Strachowka, Małgorzata Strzyż . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investigating recreational qualities of the parks in Aydın
Baris Kara, Hayriye Esbah Tuncay and Bulent Deniz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ornitho -Tourism and Antalya
Cemali Sarı, Raziye Oban and Ali Erdogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilization of natural and cultural resources of Dikili (Izmir) for tourism
Emre Ataberk and Füsun Baykal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opportunities of utilizing natural and cultural resources of Bornova (Izmir) through tourism
Gözde Emekli and Füsun Baykal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tourism – A vulnerable strength in the protected areas of the Romanian Carpathians
George Erdeli and Ana Irina Dinca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Identification and classification of nature-based tourism resources: western Lake Van basin, Turkey
Faruk Alaeddinoglu and Ali Selcuk Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Settlements - natural environment relationships and tourism potential in Çamiçi (Tokat - Turkey)
Eren Yürüdür and Mehlika Dicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assessment of world tourism from a geographical perspective and a comparative view of leading destinations in the market
Gürhan Akdağ and Zafer Öter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contribution of concrete cultural constituents to the tourism potential of Safranbolu
Hüseyin Kaya and Halil Kurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tourism potential of Gazipaşa (Antalya - Turkey)
Şenay Güngör and Recep Bozyiğit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Analysis of the potential for ecotourism in Gölhisar district
Osman Yilmaz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Evaluation of the tourism potential of Beşparmak Mountains in the respect of protection – use balance
Bülent Deniz, Çiğdem Kılıçaslan, Barış Kara, Tendü Hilal Göktuğ and Erdinç Kutsal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The determination of sea tourism season with respect to climatical conditions on the black sea region of Turkey
Yuksel Guclu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Evaluation of tourism alternatives in the national park of Dilek Peninsula Büyük Menderes delta
Çiğdem Kılıçaslan, Bülent Deniz, Tendü Hilal Göktuğ, Barıs Kara and Erdinç Kutsal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tourist organization of space in the Eastern Carpathians - the northern group
Vasile Surd, Ion Iuga, Veronica Constantin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The effects of mass tourism: A case study from Manavgat (Antalya – Turkey)
Ayhan Akis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Migration towards Tarsus Antalya and Fethiye: Reasons and results
Hilmi Demirkaya and Eyüp Artvinli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Digital economy and tourism impacts, influences and challenges
Samira Borouji Hojeghan and Alireza Nazari Esfangareh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Extension of urban infrastructure in the village of Kosovo
Ibrahim Ramadani, Shpejtim Bulliqi, Florim Isufi, Gani Gashi, Arsim Ejupi and Valbon Bytyqi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morphometric approach to geomorphologic characteristics of Zeytinli Stream basin
Murat Poyraz, Sevil Taşkın and Kemal Keleş . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Land use alterations in Kusadasi coastal area
Neslihan Dal and Sultan Baysan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Evaluation of Erdemli settlement by GIS methodology
Emine Günok and Adnan Pinar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Garden House (Dam) settlements in Malatya, Turkey
Hasbi Soylu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Land use and major issues of planning in city of Trabzon
Yahya Kadioğlu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Small towns in Poland - barriers and factors of growth
Agnieszka Kwiatek - Sołtys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The settlement characteristics of Bursa plain and its environs
Selma Akay Erturk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Demographical properties of West Turkistan
Halil Kurt and Hüseyin Kaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Population changes in Poland: A second demographic transition view
Sławomir Kurek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Development of entrepreneurship in ageing populations of The European Union
Sławomir Kurek and Tomasz Rachwał . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Impact of spatial differences on demographic characteristics: A comparative survey in Tuzla River basin
Selver Özözen Kahraman, Vedat Çalışkan and Cengiz Akbulak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Research into socioeconomic characteristics of the population in squatter areas on the slopes of Mt. Uludag (Bursa-Turkey)
Vedat Çalişkan and Bahattin Hamarat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The contribution of cooperative learning approach to the awareness of environment in Geography
Hakan Önal and Alaattin Kızılçaoğlu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysian geography teacher's knowledge about environmental concepts
Mohammad Zohir Ahmad Shaari and Shuki Osman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pupils’ representations of rivers on 2D and 3D maps
Ekaterini Apostolopoulou and Aikaterini Klonari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Student perceptions and solutions about the matters of environment
Feride Ercan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A study on the experiences of university lecturers and students in the geography field trip
Hilmi Demirkaya and Yıldırım Atayeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Environmental pollution in the river Koselska, law, economic and social aspects
Agni Aliu, Suzana Aliu, Merime Mustafi and Zibide Kamberi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Fundamental pollutants in the European Union (EU) countries and their effects on Turkey
Mucahit Coskun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A geographical Approach to the Storage of Domestic Solid Waste during Turkey’s Urbanization Process
Tülay Öcal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Correlation between discharge, river Basin surface and rainfall quantity in Kosova
Gani Gashi, Florim Isufi, Shpejtim Bulliqi and Ibrahim Ramadani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Environmental management planning - considerations about the events occurring in Santa Catarina - Brazil in November 2008
Claudia Moreira Garcia, Wilson Flávio Feltrim Roseghini and Ione Maria Aschidamini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The effect of Kar-Demir on Karabük city population
Fatih Aydin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Physico-chemical paramethers in rivers and in lakeshore of Lake Ohrid - law, economic and social aspects
Suzana Aliu, Agni Aliu, Meribe Mustafi, Lumnije Selmani and Behije Ibrahimi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Environmental effects of stone pits in Hatay (Turkey)
Hüseyin Korkmaz, Bayram Çetin, İsmail Ege, Atilla Karataş, Ahmet Bom and Emre Özşahin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hydrological changes and their impact on fluvial environment of the lower damodar basin over a period of fifty years of damming The Mighty
Damodar River in Eastern India
Susmita Ghosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
An integrated coastal zone management initiative for sensitive coastal wetland on either sides of The Moulouya Estuary in Morocco
Yahya Basraoui, Abdelhafid Chafi, Yassine Zarhloule and Salima Demnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Floating islands of Turkey
Ihsan Bulut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remote sensing for early warning of natural meteorological and hydrological disasters and provision of transportation safety over the Black
Sea in Georgia
G. Kordzakhia, L.Shengelia, G. Tvauri, M. Tatishvili and I. Mkurnalidze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hydrographic analysis of Iluh River (Batman) in relation to f lood and torrent events
Murat Sunkar and Saadettin Tonbul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Evaluation of degree of landscape’s anthropogenic transformation (landscapes of Georgia)
Dali A. Nikolaishvili, Nodar K. Elizbarashvili and Giorgi G. Meladze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Case Study on Seasonal Floods in Iran, Watershed of Ghotour Chai Basin
Seyed Esmaeil Asgharpour and Behrouz Ajdari. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Origin and evolution of the term “Karst”
Andrej Kranjc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saklikent Canyon (Fethiye- Turkey)
M. Taner Sengun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prevention of High Water f lood of the Mountainous Rivers
Tsisana Basilashvili, Jarji Tabatadze and Magda Janelidze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Determination of Secchi Disc depths in Lake Eymir using remotely sensed data
Onur Yüzügüllü and Aysegül Aksoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Northern Labyrinths – Gnomons and models of geographical Space
Galina N. Paranina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Climatic characteristics of the Pollog Hollow
Merime Mustafi and Suzana Aliu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Climatic water balance four microregions the west of the state of Parana/Brazil (Period 1988 – 1998)
Claudia Moreira Garcia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Daily precipitation variations of selected meteorological stations in Turkey
Hasan Cukur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dede Korkut monument oak (Quercus infectoria Olivier) (Kadiköy-Edremit – Balikesir, Turkey)
Recep Efe, Abdullah Soykan, Isa Curebal and Suleyman Sonmez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Study of the effects of amphitheatre formations on the natural and human components in the Sorgun stream reservoir by using Geographical
Information Systems
Emine Günok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creation of GIS digital land resources database of the Nile delta, Egypt, for optimal soil management
Abd-Alla Gad and R. Ali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management status of protected areas in Kosovo
Behxhet Mustafa, Zeqir Veselaj, Avni Hajdari and Zenel Krasniqi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gully erosion in semiarid regions
Khairulmaini Osman Salleh and Fatemeh Mousazadeh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Application of geomorphology in urban planning: Case study in landfill site selection
Zahra Adeli and Alimohammad Khorshiddoust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A comparative study of fuzzy logic approach for landslide susceptibility mapping using GIS: An experience of Karaj dam basin in Iran
Maryam Ilanloo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Discovery of the “Tuzhal” cave from geomorphological aspect
Saeed Khezri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Impacts of land reclamation on the landscape of Lake Biwa, Japan
Carlos Zeballos and Keita Yamaguchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gully erosion in Hungary, review and case study
Ádám Kertész and Jakab Gergely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Determination of fault morphology of Antakya-Kahramanmaraş depression area by using methods of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographical
Information Systems (GIS)
Ismail Ege . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Crisis intensification of geoecological situation of the Caucasus Black Sea coast and the strategy of risk reduction
Emil Tsereteli, Ramin Gobejishvili, Nana Bolashvili, Vakhtang Geladze and Giorgi Gaprindashvili . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reviewing the geomorphologic and neotectonic features of the Gönen Basin (NW of Turkey)
Recep Efe, Abdullah Soykan, İsa Cürebal and Süleyman Sönmez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Landslide susceptibility in the Zab Basin, northwest of Iran
Saeed Khezri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drainage morphometry and its influence on landforms in volcanic terrain, Central Anatolia, Turkey
Türkan Bayer Altin and Bekir Necati Altin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SDSM ability in simulate predictors for climate detecting over Khorasan province
Sina Samadi, Kourosh Ehteramian and Behrouz Sari Sarraf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Variation of quality characteristics in Greek and Turkish carob pods during fruit development
Stavroula A.Vekiari, Georgia Ouzounidou, Münir Ozturk and Güven Görk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethnomedicinal studies on the plant resources of east Anatolia, Turkey
Ernaz Altundag and Munir Ozturk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Plant species microendemism, rarity and conservation of pseudo – alpine zone of Kazdağ i (Mt. Ida) national park - Turkey
Munir Ozturk, Ismet Uysal, Ersin Karabacak and Sezgin Celik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eco - physiological behaviour of two woody oak species to combat desertification in the east Mediterranean-a case study from Lebanon
Fadi Karam, Andreas Doulis, Munir Ozturk, Yunus Dogan and Serdal Sakcali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vertical climate zones in Biga peninsula: The impact of climate change and air pollution on forests
M. Doğan Kantarcı . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Faunistic studies on snakes of West Golestan state
Mina Ramezani, Hajigholi Kami and Nahid Ahmadpanah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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